The Infidel

My new goal

Alright, here it is my new goal. I have decided that I will be a millionaire by my 35th birthday, and I'd like you to be my witnesses. There is already a grand-master plan in action since Monday, to which I will clue you in a bit later....

Unfortunately, I'm turning 30 today....

Well, this is it, my friends. This is the day I've been dreading for the past year. I'm turning 30 years old today, and I'm quite depressed. I don't want to believe that my twenties are already over. What happened? It went by in the blink of an eye. Is life equally short if I'm lucky enough to turn 60?....

When I look back, I can't say that I regret much, which is a very good thing. In fact, there is only a period of two years right after the end of my marriage that I regret ever happened in that particular way. The rest of my twenties, I think I spent quite well and wouldn't change anything if I had the choice. I traveled to over a dozen countries, partied in every single one of them, made friends in all of them, and thoroughly enjoyed myself in the process. In fact, I just realized that the only time I'm regretting is the time when I simmered in depression, so maybe I shouldn't feel so down on this day. Who knows, maybe my thirties will bring greater experiences yet. I'll let you know. But for right now, I'll be drinking today...

Cheers,

My Blogging Anniversary...

I've been doing this shit for one whole year, guys. Of course, this makes me no expert, but I must say that it is a lot of fun at times. It was the day after St. Patrick's Day last year when I wrote my first real post, which was about that religious holiday. You should check it out...

However, sometimes I get really oversaturated with blogging; mainly because I work in IT and have to deal with issues all day. So when I come home and I still have to sit in front of this thing, it gets to me sometimes and I need to take a hiatus. This time it lasted 5 weeks but I really do appreciate the concern of the people who have emailed me and wrote comments in my absence. Thank you.

About the Afghan Christian Convert (part 2)

Sorry for my short absence there, folks, but I was in the middle of exams. Anyhow, so here is an update on the Afghan Christian convert, who, I think has pulled a Machiavellian move on the rest of the world, but especially on Hamid Karzai, and is enjoying every minute of it. Admittedly, I'm quite amused by this whole fiasco as well.

Mr. Abdul Rahman, holding a translated version of the Bible in the picture, has actually managed to put the "newly-liberated" people of Afghanistan against the "liberators" from the West, also known as the Infidels to fundamentalist Muslims. In fact, the Pope is in on this too now. Pope Benedikt XVI., or 'Joseph the Gay-Converter' as they used to call him in the Hitler Youth back in the days, "has sent a message to Karzai asking that the case be dropped, citing respect for religious freedom..."... All right, Joe, sure thing, buddy. You are asking Karzai, who leads a country of Muslims, and many many ignorant Muslim clerics and imams, to listen to the head of the Catholic church, who, as you know, Joe, is the most supremely of all C H R I S T I A N S......

As for me, I think this whole ordeal just shows the superficial extent of the forced democratization of Afghanistan. It should be quite clear now, if it wasn't clear before, that you cannot walk into a Muslim society these days and force them to become a democracy over night. They, meaning hardcore Muslim societies (which, of course, does not include the Turkish one), still have not woken up from their dream of ruling the world by Sharia Law, covering their women, and referring to the Qu'ran for which hand to use to scratch their derriers. You cannot possibly expect such a society to accept Abdul and his suicidal crazy bad self.

I feel really sorry for Hamid Karzai in the process of this whole thing though. If he releases Abdul, who most likely would be killed by the people on the streets anyway, the Afghani people would call for the resignation of Karzai while the clerics would want him killed as well, which just might happen. If Karzai allows the persecution of Rahman then he would probably be taken out of the circle of friendship that is the West, and, hence, lose the financial support that keeps him in office. Either way, it seems to me, Karzai's days are counted. ....

But then again, behold, I propose the American solution to the problem. Why doesn't Rahman get kidnapped, with a wink from Karzai, by the U.S. Armed Forces to the United States, then get a passport, tought english in a day, given a best-selling book deal, made a rebellious convert hero in a Hollywood movie (maybe called "The Passion of the Infidel"), and recommended to the Pope to be canonized as the new patron of endangered Christian converts Saint Abdul, the Merciful, the Compassionate, and The Lucky Bastard?.......... Any thoughts on what the book/movie should be called?....

An Afghan Christian convert walks up to an officer...

CNN is reporting on an Afghan convert to Christianity, Mr. Abdul Rahman,  who got arrested by the police for doing so and is awaiting trial. Afghanistan's constitution, apparently, is based on Islamic law and actually allows for such convictions; ironically, it allows for religious freedom (Article Two Ch. 1, Art. 2) while Muslims who reject Islam still could be executed. Now, that's just funny.

Why would a country that just got freed from the stronghold of Sharia Law extremists choose to base a new chance at a better life on the same constricting laws that got them there in the first place?... Because there are idiots in every country, I say, and I have to agree with Murat, the American Turk, that some skulls seem to need "cracking" over there.

Meanwhile, the Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah (and his parents probably thought they were doing him a favor with this name) assured the world: "I hope that through our constitutional process, there will be a satisfactory result."... Ok, Abdullah (and I'm referring to your last name here), would you care to tell us satisfactory to whom?...